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Ted Pearson's 1995 LINEbreak program with Charles Bernstein


Grand Piano Reading: Episode 2, September 08, 2022

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Ted Pearson: It fell to me to write the opening essay of the final volume, "Etude X: Threads," which I chose to read straight through. I wanted to reflect on issues raised in earlier volumes and to project their continuing relevance. As well, I wanted to locate ours as an actively productive "community of practice," a concept I discuss at some length.

MLA Offsite Reading at ArtShare, LA, January 8, 2011

Complete reading (2:43): MP3


Segue Series Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, NYC, October 18, 2008

    1. Introduction (1:14): MP3
    2. Phase Rule (10:06): MP3
    3. Dark Matter (10:09): MP3
    4. Null Set (6:00): MP3
    • Complete Reading (28:38): MP3


    Reading at the Kelly Writers House on March 4, 2004

    1. Inroduction by CA Conrad (3:10): MP3
    2. Introduction by Ted Pearson (3:08): MP3
    3. "Hard Science" (8:00): MP3
    4. "Parker's Mood" (11:00): MP3
    • You can hear a recording of the entire program in mp3 format here.
    • To view the text of the introduction by CA Conrad, click here.


    MLA Offsite Series Reading
    at the Four Seasons Hotel, Washington D.C., December 27, 1996

  • reading first stanza from all of his (then) 13 books (6:09): MP3

  • Wednesdays at 4Plus
    , University at Buffalo, November 9, 1994

    Complete Reading (27:11): MP3

    Segue Series reading at The Ear Inn, December 4, 1993

      1. Introduction (01:58): MP3
      2. Catenary Odes (12:20): MP3, TEXT
      3. Acoustic Masks (03:20): MP3
      • Complete recording (19:07): MP3

      Segue Series reading at The Ear Inn, March 21, 1992

        1. Introduction (0:59): MP3
        2. Introduction by Pearson (1:16): MP3
        3. Descant (07:11) MP3
        4. Planetary Gear (14:57) MP3
        • Complete recording (25:13): MP3

        Segue Series Reading at the Ear Inn, February 4, 1989

          1. Reaped Figures (5:49): MP3
          2. Coulomb's Law (18:12): MP3
          3. Descant (8:01): MP3
          • Complete reading (33:33): MP3


          Appearing on In the American Tree, hosted by Alan Bernheimer, December 21, 1979

          1. Introduction (0:48): MP3
          2. Reading Sections 2-5 of Refractions (15:07): MP3
            Interview Discussions
          3. Structural form of Refractions (2:48): MP3
          4. Language and meaning (1:53): MP3
          5. Role of the listener's memory (1:14): MP3
          6. "Ellipsis" (6:35): MP3

          Complete Recording (27:18): MP3

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